101 Screen-Free Activities

At Home

1. Listen to the radio.

2. Write an article or story.

3. Paint a picture, a mural or a room.

4. Write to the President, your Representative, or Senators.

5. Read a book. Read to someone else.

6. Learn to change the oil or tire on a car. Fix something.

7. Write a letter to a friend or relative.

8. Make cookies, bread or jam and share with a neighbor.

9. Read magazines or newspapers. Swap them with friends.

10. Go through your closets and donate items to Goodwill, the Salvation Army, or a local rummage sale. Have a garage sale.

11. Start a diary/journal.

12. Play cards.

13. Make crafts to give as gifts. Try a new craft.

14. Do a crossword puzzle or play Sudoku.

15. Save money: cancel your cable TV!

16. Learn about a different culture. Have an international dinner.

17. Teach a child some of your favorite childhood games.

18. Study sign language.

19. Write a letter to your favorite author.

20. Cook dinner with friends or family.

21. Make cards for holidays or birthdays.

22. Play chess, bridge, or checkers.

23. Play charades.

24. Have a cup of coffee and a conversation.

25. Repair or refinish a piece of furniture.

26. Make a wooden flower box.

27. Wake up early and make pancakes.

28. Read a favorite poem. Read poems by poets new to you.

Outdoors

29. Learn about native trees and flowers in your area.

30. Plan a picnic or barbecue.

31. Go bird watching. Learn the names of local birds.

32. Walk the dog. Wash the dog.

33. Plant a garden. Work in your garden.

34. Take a nature hike.

35. Feed fish or birds.

36. Watch the night sky through binoculars and identify different constellations. Observe the moon.

37. Learn to use a compass.

38. Take photographs and then organize them into an album.

39. Do yard work.

40. Go camping.

41. Take an early morning walk.

42. Climb a tree.

43. Watch a sunset; watch the sunrise with a friend.

Around Town

44. Attend a community concert. Listen to a local band.

45. Visit the library. Borrow some books.

46. Visit a local bookstore.

47. Visit the zoo.

48. Visit the countryside or town. Travel by bus or train.

49. Attend a religious service.

50. Walk to work or school.

51. Attend a live sports event.

52. Look for treasures at a yard sale.

53. Try out for a play. Attend a play.

54. Collect recycling and drop it off at a recycling center.

55. Learn to play a musical instrument.

56. Go to a museum.

On the Move

57. Go roller skating or ice skating.

58. Go swimming. Join a community swim team.

59. Start a community group that walks, runs or bikes.

60. Organize a game of touch football, baseball, or softball in the local park.

61. Go for a bicycle ride.

62. Learn yoga.

63. Play soccer, softball or volleyball.

64. Play Frisbee.

65. Workout.

66. Go dancing. Take a dance class.

In Your Community

67. Organize a community clean-up or volunteer for charity.

68. Become a tutor.

69. Join a choir. Sing!

70. Start a bowling team.

71. Visit and get to know your neighbors.

72. Start a fiction or public policy book group.

With the Kids

73. Make paper bag costumes and have a parade.

74. Design a poster for Screen-Free Week.

75. Discover your community center or local park activities.

76. Blow bubbles.

77. Draw family portraits.

78. Build a fort in the living room and camp out.

79. Research your family history. Make a family tree.

80. Invent a new game and teach it to your friends.

81. Make a sign to tape across the TV during Screen-Free Week.

82. Play hopscotch, hide & seek, or freeze-tag.

83. Organize a neighborhood scavenger hunt.

84. Play board games with family and friends.

85. Clean up or redecorate your room.

86. Make puppets out of old socks and have a puppet show.

87. Write a play with friends. Perform it at a nursing home.

88. Construct a kite. Fly it.

89. Go on a family trip or historical excursion.

90. If it’s snowing, go sledding or make a snowman.

91. Create a collage out of old magazine pictures.

92. Shoot hoops with friends. Play a round of H.O.R.S.E.

93. Make a friendship bracelet.

94. Create a cookbook with all your favorite recipes.

95. Tell stories around a campfire.

96. Plan a slumber party.

97. Bake cakes or cookies and invite friends for a tea party.

98. Construct a miniature boat and float it on water.

99. Write a letter to your grandparents. Make a special card.

100.Create sidewalk art with chalk.

101.Everyone! Have a huge party to celebrate a Screen-Free Week!